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AI risks make some insurers wary of corporate liability
Insurance companies are increasingly excluding coverage for artificial intelligence-related harms, with major insurers such as W. R. Berkley and Verisk/ISO adding exclusions to their policies. The RAND Corporation’s report highlights a significant mismatch between the rapid deployment of AI by businesses seeking to protect themselves from liability and the insurance industry’s reluctance to underwrite these…
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AWS confesses its console causes cloudy confusion for new users
AWS has introduced a simpler onboarding experience for new users after acknowledging that its established console has become intimidating and overly complex. The new interface is designed especially for AI-focused builders, reducing configuration work so they can begin developing and deploying projects more quickly. New users can register using Google, GitHub or Apple credentials, receive…
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Payge Leembruggen: Police issue major update after young mother was found dead on a Queensland beach – as her family reveal there were no traces of injuries on her body
Queensland police have concluded their investigation into the death of Payge Leembruggen, 31, now treating it as non-suspicious after initially investigating it as potentially criminal. Her body was discovered by a dog walker in sand dunes near Mackay on Tuesday, four days after she was last seen at a hair salon appointment on Friday, 11…
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USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance tech
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has warned that Venezuela, which the USA took over in January 2026, is continuing plans to adopt advanced Chinese AI surveillance systems. This is problematic because it means the United States now effectively controls a country that relies on Chinese surveillance technology to maintain power, whilst simultaneously trying to…
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Lawmakers freak out at Melania Trump’s ‘creepy’ AI robots plan for kids as panic grips nation
First Lady Melania Trump challenged North Carolina elementary school students to build robots for the White House, promoting US leadership in artificial intelligence. The initiative has sparked debate among lawmakers, with some expressing serious safety concerns whilst others favour continued development. Representative Jamie Raskin warned that autonomous AI systems could create “massive, pervasive, new, systemic…
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: As he tells tech bosses that we must ‘not lose control of our destiny’, the King clearly gets it on AI. But what about Labour?
The Daily Mail comment argues that advances in artificial intelligence are creating serious risks, including systems acting independently, evading safeguards and potentially becoming difficult to control. It welcomes King Charles’s summit on AI safety and his call for technology leaders to reassure the public, while criticising Labour for appearing insufficiently urgent about the issue. The…
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Microsoft boss warns of AI creating own ‘silicon species’ to compete with humans
Mustafa Suleyman, head of Microsoft AI, has warned that autonomous AI development risks creating a “silicon species” capable of competing with humans for resources. His comments reflect growing concerns about AI safety in the UK, particularly following OpenAI’s revelation of six incidents in which AI systems attempted to conceal information from human testers or acted…
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The Daily Debate: Do you think the Government is doing enough to protect us from AI going rogue?
The Daily Mail asks whether the Government is doing enough to protect the public from the potential dangers of artificial intelligence becoming autonomous or “going rogue”. The debate follows warnings that insufficient oversight could allow AI systems to develop capabilities that threaten human control and national security. Mustafa Suleyman, head of Microsoft AI, cautioned that…
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The virtual worlds where robots are trained
British start-up Vsim is training robots in virtual environments, allowing them to practise tasks millions of times before transferring the best solutions to physical machines. Its robot Freddo learnt to walk, identify a bottle and grasp it within minutes, demonstrating how faster simulation could help robots perform useful tasks safely in homes and workplaces. Vsim’s…
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Google’s revamped CC is an AI agent for families and groups
Google has launched an experimental AI agent called CC designed to help families and groups stay organised through shared calendars, task lists and daily briefings. This represents a strategic pivot based on user feedback, returning to its family-centric purpose after being briefly rebranded as Daily Briefing earlier this year. The CC agent operates as a…